1969 Man takes first steps on the Moon

American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon.  The astronaut stepped onto the Moon’s surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at

1990 IRA bombs Stock Exchange

An IRA bomb has blown a 10-foot hole in the London Stock Exchange. Nobody was injured in the blast, although police say there would have been fatalities if

1983 Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected

A huge new dinosaur skeleton has been unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London.  Plumber and amateur fossil hunter Bill Walker, 55,

1990 English teenagers held in Thailand over drugs

Two teenage girls from the Midlands have been arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand.  Patricia Cahill, 17, and Karen Smith, 18, were stopped by customs officials

1966 Euston staff ‘colour bar’ ended

A West Indian refused a job at Euston Station will now be employed there after managers overturned a ban on black workers.  Two months ago Asquith

1991 UK forces withdraw from Kurdish haven

British troops protecting the Kurdish population in Iraq have begun to pull out of the region.  They had been part of a western relief effort -

1985 Live Aid makes millions for Africa

The Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa has raised triple the £10m expected.  And as the London event draws to a close at Wembley

1986 Orange Parade sparks riots

Dozens have been injured in the second consecutive night of violence in Portadown, County Armagh.  Violence flared when Orangemen converged on the town yesterday evening after

2000 Britain pioneers HIV vaccine

The World Aids Conference in South Africa has announced trials for a new HIV vaccine will begin in Britain.  Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris (pictured) will

1965 Ronald Biggs escapes from jail

Ronald Biggs - a member of the gang who carried out the Great Train Robbery in 1963 - has escaped from Wandsworth prison.  Biggs, 35, escaped by scaling

2005 Bomb attacks on London

A series of bomb attacks on London’s transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others.  Three explosions on the Underground left

1997 Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet

Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last.  The rover,

1991 International bank closed in fraud scandal

The Bank of England has closed down UK branches of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) over allegations of fraud.  The bank’s 120,000 UK

1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control.  The British flag was lowered over Government House -

1971 Space mission ends in tragedy

Three Russian cosmonauts have been found dead in their space capsule after it made what looked like a perfect landing in Kazakhstan.  Lieutenant-Colonel Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav

1995 US shuttle docks with Russian space station

American and Russian spacecraft have successfully docked in orbit for the first time in 20 years.  The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two

2004 US transfers power back to Iraq

The United States has handed power back to the Iraqi people at a low-key ceremony in Baghdad.  US administrator Paul Bremer transferred sovereignty to an Iraqi

1991 Yugoslav troops move against Slovenia

Yugoslav tanks, troops and aircraft have swept into the small republic of Slovenia, 48 hours after it declared independence.  Federal forces moved to seize control of

1983 US astronaut Sally Ride returns

America’s first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight.  Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the

1985 Air India jet crashes killing 329

A passenger jet has disintegrated in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.  The Air India flight was only 45 minutes

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